surgeon

A doctor who cuts someone open and fixes a problem with clogged arteries through manipulating the internal blood vessels is an example of a surgeon.

surgeon

a doctor who specializes in surgery, as distinguished from a physician

Origin of surgeon

Middle English surgien from Old French cirurgien from cirurgie, surgery

surgeon

noun

A physician specializing in surgery.

Origin of surgeon

Middle English surgienfrom Anglo-Norman short for Old French cirurgienfromcirurgiesurgery ; see surgery .

surgeon

Noun

(plural surgeons)

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.

Usage notes

In the UK, a surgeon holds a fellowship or a postgraduate degree in order to be known as a surgeon. For instance: FRCS or Master of Surgery

In the United States, a surgeon is a subcategory of doctors (physicians) whose practice is largely or exclusively focused on surgery. They generally hold a credential from a medical body regulating the specialty in which they practice.

Origin

From Anglo-Normansurgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from a Vulgar Latin derivative of LatinchÄ«rÅ«rgia (“surgery").